by Allyson Roberts | Feb 25, 2025 | Employer Engagement, Featured News
New Jersey’s county vocational-technical school districts have continued the tradition of each naming a Business Partner of the Year. The 2024 honorees represent a range of industries, from automotive to healthcare and advanced manufacturing to barbering. Celebrating...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 24, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Edwin Oyola thoroughly enjoyed his Engineering education at Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST), and he said it led to a career that makes him just as happy – teaching Engineering Robotics to current students at ECST’s Newark Campus. Oyola graduated from...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 22, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Toshiba Nelson, supervisor of Catering Operations for Flik Hospitality Group, said she understood the benefits of partnering with a vocational high school even before securing a relationship between her employer and Essex County Schools of Technology. “As a former...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 10, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
One year ago, Flik Hospitality, part of the Compass Group, approached Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST) to initiate a work-based learning program at Newark Liberty International Airport for students studying in the Business and Culinary Arts programs. Flik’s...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 21, 2024 | Schools
As superintendent of Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST) for the past nine years, James Pedersen, Ed.D., has not only worked within Essex County, but throughout the state to build partnerships that strengthen ECST’s three schools. His district provides an option...
